Far Rockaway Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report and Surf Forecast

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR

Surf Height

2-3FT

Thigh to waist

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

4.6FT6s
SSE164º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

14KTSS

22kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

4.6FT

Temperature

72°F

spotName Wind & Weather
76ºF

1mm wetsuit

Tim Kent

Nassau - Queens County Forecast

Tim Kent •

Today

Rebuilding S/SSW windswell with onshore southerly winds and increasingly textured conditions.

Dawn to Midday: Still some rideable sized surf for the logs around knee+ high early this morning. S winds and textured/jumbly conditions. You will need a big board, and pretty low expectations.

Afternoon Outlook: Stronger southerly winds add increasing afternoon chop and a bit more size late day.

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Far Rockaway Surf Guide

On big fall and winter swells, hollow beachbreaks explode over old pilings (much of which have been removed after Hurricane Sandy) and rocks. Strong currents rip this way and that. Despite its surly nature, Rockaway is a choice surf spot on Long Island -- it can get solid, and hold a northwest wind better than other nearby spots. Read more